JoGay

16 hours ago, mysty said:

 

I don't know how many are going to Tibet.   Many people had trouble getting Visas for China.

I think there are about 20 people who are going.

4 hours ago, mysty said:

 

Some spots we visited years ago are no longer options respecting the sacredness of the site.   Lovely photo.   Thank you @JoGay !

Sorry, I should have mentioned why it is no longer possible to climb it.  I wish we had had more time at Uluru.  I would have like to walk all the way around it.

2 hours ago, mysty said:

The weather did impact the visit to Uluru.  Man plans and the weather Goddess laughs.   😅  Here are photos of the fly-over of the beautiful site.....

 

 

 

And the first photo.....

 

 

It had been intended that we would dine under the stars near the Field of Light.  Rain meant a change in plans.  There was an optional excursion to the Field of Light for photos.....

 

 

 

Dinner was held at the hotel.  The Kangaroo salad was delicious and there was entertainment....

 

 

 

The next day there was an optional morning tour.  Myster and I sat that out as we had been in that location years before.  Perhaps other posters have photos.

The hiking trail to the top (no longer open).

On 3/6/2024 at 9:19 AM, mysty said:

 

That is great news about the weather in Uluru!  Thank you @drron29!

It actually turned out to be pretty good weather in Uluru.  We did have some rain and wind, but it was only in the 80’s.  The wind kept most of the flies away.

9 hours ago, dawntrdr said:

It is the only included Cairns excursion currently offered for our 2025 voyage.  What are the better options?

We are on the WC and just did the Great Barrier Reef snorkeling in Cairns.  It was fantastic!

1 hour ago, MrsWaldo said:

Not missing much then 

I went and really liked it.  We thought it was charming.

36 minutes ago, mysty said:

Today we are in Brisbane, Australia.  Sunrise photos of the sail in.....

 

 

 

The excursion we had booked for Brisbane had been canceled due to the lack of interested participants.  Since Myster had some back issues this morning we did not get off the ship.  We had been here in 2019.

 

Last night another Silversea gift was on our bed when we returned from dinner.....

 

 

A cute little emu! 😁

 

Tomorrow we are in K'Gari (Fraser Island), Australia.

We received a wombat.

2 hours ago, mysty said:

Today was our second day in Sydney.  End of segment 2 and beginning of segment 3.  Day was grey and rainy.  We decided to stay on board.

 

Yesterday, Myster took a solo excursion to Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park.  Here are some photos from that adventure.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ibis...

 

Blue Penguins....

 

Tomorrow we will be in Newcastle, Australia.

 

 

We did the tour today and loved it.

5 hours ago, mysty said:

 

Whoa!  Those are steamy temps!  We'll pace ourselves!  Thank you for the heads-up! 🥰

We were going to do the walking tour of the Rocks district but decided not to due to the heat.

We went to the classic car museum, and then a walk, on our own, through town.

The unannounced entertainment for the afternoon was watching members of the crew being certified in the water of the pool.  They had to jump in and float, get in and out of a lifeboat and tip it upright.  It was fascinating to watch them.  The seas are rough so the water in the pool was sloshing a lot.

36 minutes ago, mysty said:

We received the invitation to the World Cruise Event at Uluru. 

 

 

Sorry for the blur.   The ship is dancing and I'm not quite in step with her. 😅

I’m really excited to go!

12 hours ago, mysty said:

Thank you @JoGay, @MuseCruiser 1 and 2!  It was a pleasure to meet you! 🥰

Yes, it was fun and interesting.

5 hours ago, jpalbny said:

 

You need to give me more warning, Mysty! I can't get there by 5PM.

I will meet you there. I am wearing a white skirt, blue top and overshirt

31 minutes ago, mysty said:

Another sea day.  Temps are warmer.   Seas are a tad less angry.   Still a lot of motion with accompanying joint creaks.  The ship's,  not mine.  😅

Yes, it’s much nicer outside.  We are near the bow so we still get a lot of noise when the waves hit the hull.

38 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

Stay tuned @CruiserFromMaine!  We have just sailed under the Golden Gate.  We're due to dock at 8:am.  Photos to follow. 😁

Bags went FedEx yesterday.  Now just finishing up all the odds and ends before being gone for 4.5 months.

12 hours ago, mysty said:

 

This was the list for today.   There may be more options for the World Cruise. 

Thanks for sharing this.

1 hour ago, mysty said:

We have enjoyed spectacular weather,  calm seas and the magic of Silversea!  The travel gods and goddesses are smiling on us! 😁

What are the activities on sea days?

4 hours ago, mysty said:

Today is a sea day.  It's the first of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The sky last evening was beautiful.

 

 

Tonight there will be a dinner in La Terrazza with the Captain, the Hotel Director and other officers for the 12 passengers on this cruise who will be continuing on to the World Cruise departing from San Francisco on January 15.  This should be a treat!

Have fun!

1 hour ago, Lois R said:

Hi Mysty, beautiful photos.😃 I have been to Ft Lauderdale for years and years (long before I ever even started to cruise) and have never visited these Gardens. Something I may have to do next time I am down there.

Fairchild Gardens in Miami are also worth seeing, especially at Christmas when they have a beautiful light display.

2 hours ago, jpalbny said:

Hope everyone's Christmas weekend was great! We got home from The Loire yesterday around 5PM after an on-time arrival into Newark. Back to work in a few.

 

Will try to post a few pictures later. We saw six chateaux in the three days we were there - Chambord, Cheverny, Clos Luce, Amboise, Chenonceau, and Chaumont. And yes, almost all of them started with "C" so it was hard to keep track! Luckily Chris had her index card all prepared.

 

We arrived in Paris Friday morning, grabbed a rental car, and went to Chateau Chambord, then Cheverny, before checking in to our hotel in Amboise. The next day we walked to Close Luce and Chateau d'Amboise before lunch, and visited Chenonceau in the afternoon.

 

Amboise worked very well for the first two nights. It was a cute small town within easy striking distance of all of the chateaux. And the Christmas decorations in town, and in all the chateaux, set the mood nicely. The weather was about 50 degrees during the day with occasional sprinkles and some annoying wind at times but we didn't expect anything better so we weren't disappointed.

 

For Christmas Eve we drove to Chartres, stopping at Chaumont on the way. Chartres was surprisingly beautiful. They had a light show in the evening which we wandered around and enjoyed before dinner, and a there was a Christmas concert at the cathedral just before midnight mass, which made for a nice stop on the walk home afterwards.

 

On Christmas morning we drove back to CDG which was an easy 1.5h drive with minimal traffic. It was much nicer than the drive in the opposite direction on Friday morning! The airport was hopping but still, no long lines anywhere. After enduring the annoyance of the dreaded "SSSS" I was allowed to join Chris on the plane for the easy flight home, where I binged on Christmas movies and rested up for the drive home. 

 

Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!

 

Chenonceau is my favorite chateau. I can just imagine everyone dancing in the ballroom over the river

18 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

Thank you Lola!  🥰

Have a great cruise from Barbados to San Francisco.  Looking forward to meeting you at the dinner at City Hall.

58 minutes ago, mysty said:

FedEx Update - Things are not going according to plan.  Two of the bags are stuck in Memphis and two of the bags are delayed delivery with this message...

 

 

I have sent an email to our travel agent.  Hopefully Silversea can address this!

Oh no!  Good luck getting them to Barbados!

2 minutes ago, HappyLadyTravels said:

Hi, check out what's in port on web, for Honolulu.  Appears that there is a free shuttle to Walmart. From shopping center near our docking spot. 

Yea!  We plan on going to pick up toiletries,etc.